Analysis
NAICS 56145 is the 2022 NAICS industry for credit bureaus, part of 5614 (Business Support Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 561450, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 408 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 26,469 people at an average annual payroll of $159,602 per employee (98th percentile of national industries). 43% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 21% and employment rose 13%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
By establishments it ranks 6th of the 6 codes at this level within Business Support Services, with 1.4% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 561450.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.